Goldfield, Iowa
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 Location in Iowa
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1885 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Wright County |
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 44 ′ N , 93 ° 55 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 635 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 206.2 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 3.08 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 343 m |
| Postal code : | 50542 |
| Area code : | +1 515 |
| FIPS : | 19-31530 |
| GNIS ID : | 463548 |
Goldfield is a small town (with the status " City ") in Wright County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 Goldfield had 635 residents, the number of which had decreased to 621 by 2013.
geography
Goldfield is located in north-central Iowa on the left bank of the Boone River , which is part of the Mississippi River basin over the Des Moines River . The Iowa- Minnesota border runs 85 km north.
The geographical coordinates of Goldfield are 42 ° 44'09 "north latitude and 93 ° 55'15" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 3.08 km² and is the largest town within the Liberty Township . The urban area extends to a smaller extent into the neighboring Eagle Grove Township to the south .
Goldfield neighbors are Clarion (15.3 km east), Eagle Grove (8 km south), Thor (16.2 km west-southwest), Humboldt (26.1 km west) and Renwick (16.4 km north-northwest).
The closest major cities are the Twin Cities in Minnesota ( Minneapolis and Saint Paul ) (300 km north), Rochester in Minnesota (247 km northeast), Wisconsin's capital Madison (430 km east), Dubuque at the intersection of the states of Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois (292 km in the same direction), Waterloo (166 km east-southeast), Cedar Rapids (249 km in the same direction), Iowa's capital Des Moines (159 km south-southeast), Nebraska's largest city Omaha (320 km southwest), Sioux City ( 223 km west-southwest) and South Dakota's largest city Sioux Falls (312 km west-northwest).
traffic
Iowa State Highways 3 and 17 meet in the Goldfield metropolitan area . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
Several Union Pacific Railroad (UP) lines meet in Goldfield .
The Eagle Grove Municipal Airport is 2.8 km south of a small airfield. The nearest commercial airport is Des Moines International Airport (169 km south-southeast).
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1880 | 99 | - | |
| 1890 | 343 | 246.5% | |
| 1900 | 628 | 83.1% | |
| 1910 | 618 | -1.6% | |
| 1920 | 749 | 21.2% | |
| 1930 | 700 | -6.5% | |
| 1940 | 715 | 2.1% | |
| 1950 | 665 | -7% | |
| 1960 | 682 | 2.6% | |
| 1970 | 722 | 5.9% | |
| 1980 | 789 | 9.3% | |
| 1990 | 710 | -10% | |
| 2000 | 680 | -4.2% | |
| 2010 | 635 | -6.6% | |
| 2013 estimate | 621 | -2.2% | |
| 1880-2000 2010-2013 | |||
population
According to the 2010 census , Goldfield had 635 people in 290 households. The population density was 206.2 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.19 people lived in each of the 290 households.
The racial the population was composed of 95.4 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American and 0.9 percent from other ethnic groups; 2.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 3.0 percent of the population.
19.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 21.1 percent were 65 years or older. 49.3 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 36,806 USD . The per capita income was $ 21,143. 8.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved January 8, 2015
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on January 8, 2015
- ↑ AirNav.com - Eagle Grove Municipal Airport Retrieved on January 8, 2015
- ↑ State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 kB) Retrieved January 8, 2015